Securing device



Dec. 28,1926. 1,612,728

P. F. JOHANNING SECURING DEVICE Fi-led June 11, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTOIRN EY Dec. 28 1926.

1,612,728 P. F. JOHANNING SECURING DEVICE Filed June 11 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 12 F J z n y Patented Dec. 28, 1926.

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Application filed June 11, 1926. Serial No. 115.323.

The general object of this invention is to provide means for permitting a door or other barrier to beheld in a partly open position so as to prevent it from being opened to an extent which will permit a person to enter through the doorway, thus enabling one t ventilate a room or to talk with a person without danger of an intruder forcing his way into the room.

Another-object of the invention is to provide the device with a lock so that the parts ofthedevice can be separated to permit the F tion,

' showing the U- door to be fully opened by one equipped with a'look key or' who knows the combinaif a combination lock is used.

Another obj ect'of the invention is to make the major portion ofthe device, including thelock, detachable from the stationary portions so that such portions can be removed and carried on the person of a hotelpatron, for instance, so that he can use it on the door of the next hotel he visits, provided, of course, theho'tels are equipped with this invention.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, ret erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a sectional view through portion of a door and its frame, showing the invention in use.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig ure 1.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, but haped member detached from its keeper part on the door.

Figure 5 is an end view of the lock, the U-shaped member and the link, showing the same folded ready to be placed in the pocket of the user.

Fi ure 6 is a View of these parts in open position.

Fi ure 7 shows two views of the staple forming the keeper for the lock.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the keeper or guideway forming member on the door.

'In these views, 1 indicates a lock keeper or staple which is secured to the door trame B and 2 indicates a keeper or guideway forming member which is'secured to the door A. This member 2 is'formed with the parallel guideways 3 and eh'the guideway 4 being open on its outer side and having the holes 5 on its bottom so that the screws 6 which fasten the member 2'to the door can be put in place by a screw driver or the like.

it U-shaped member 7 is so formed that one limb will engage the guideway 3 and its other limb the guideway l. The end of the limb which engages the guideway 4 has a projecting part-formed with the ears 8 which extend through the opening part of the guideway 4 and the ears 8 receive the pivot 9 which fastens one end of ail ink 1O to said "ll-shaped "member; The otherend ot the link is pivoted to a padlock 11 by the pin 12 which has its ends extending into the ears 13 formed on the padlock. The pad-- lock is also provided with a projection 1a which acts as a stop for limiting the swinging movement of the link. The hasp of this lock is adapted to engage the staple 1.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that when the U-shaped member is placed in the keeper 2 and the padlock is fastened to its keeper 1, the door can be opened to a certain extent, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1, so that the door can be left partly open for ventilation or for other purposes without danger of an unauthorized person entering the room. The occupant of the room can leave the door in this position after he has passed from the room and then when he returns, by unlocking the padlock, he can open the door fully so that he can enter the room. He can also leave the device in operative position and lock the door, as shown in full lines in Figure 1. In this case, he would first unlock the door and move it to the dotted line position shown in Figure 1 and then unlock the padlock so that he could open the door sufficiently to enter the room,

The parts are so arranged that it is impossible tor an unauthorized person to manipulate the parts so as to detach them to open the door without the use of a key, for

as soon as the door is opcnei'l but a small degree, the Ushaped member is locked in its keeper and cannot be removed therefrom unless the padlock is removed from its keeper or the door fully closed again.

This device could be used by hotels by placing the keepers 1 and 2 in position and having the occupants of the rooms furnish the rest of the device, so that when the occupant is through with his room, he would take the padlock, the member 7 and the link 10 with him and use it at the next hotel.

The screws 6 are covered by the U-shaped member 7 when the device is being used so that it is not possible for one to remove the device from the door by untastening these screws. The keeper member 1 is provided with a threaded lug which is screwed into the frame and its base is countersunk in the frame so that it is impossible to remove this keeper member when the device is in use, as the padlock will prevent it from being turned.

It is thoughtfrom the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

l desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

lVhai I claim isz-- 1. Means for preventii'ig a barrier being opened to but a limited, extent, comprising a. keeper attached to the frame of the barrier, a keeper on the barrier, a member slidably mounted in the keeper on the barrier, a padlock locke'l to the keeper on the frame and a link pivotally connected with the padlock and with the sliding member.

2. A device of the class described comprising a member having two guideways therein and adapted to be attached to a barrier, a U-shaped member having its limbs slidably arranged in the member, a padlock, a link pivotally connected with said padlock and with the U-shaped member and a keeper for the padlock adapted to be fas-- tened to the frame of a barrier.

3-. A device of the class described comprising a member having two guideways therein and adapted to be attached-to a barrier, a U-shaped member having its limbs slidably arranged in the member, a padlock, a link pivotally connected With said padlock and with the U-shaped member, a keeper for the padlock adapted to be fastened to the frame of a barrier and a projection on the padlock for limiting the movement of the link.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

PAUL F. J OHANN ING. 

